Providers

Born in India, Dr. Rumki Banerjee whose patients call her “Dr B,” graduated from Burdwan Medical School in Burdwan, India in 1995. She then moved to the U.S. where she completed her internship and residency in Family Medicine at Texas Tech Health Science Center, Amarillo, Texas. She is fluent in English, Hindi and Bengali

Dr. ‘B’ was a Primary Care Provider and Assistant Professor of Medical College of Virginia for several years before joining Apex MD as co-founder and Medical Director.

Dr.’B’ is Board Certified in Family Medicine and also in Integrative Holistic Medicine. Apart from Conventional Medicine, Dr. ‘B’ has expertise in Integrative Holistic Medicine. Her philosophy and approach to optimal living resonates in how she practices medicine…holistically. She has always harbored a passion for healthy and happy living, and instills the same core values in her patients. Integrative medicine is healing oriented medicine that takes into account the whole person, treating mind, body and spirit synergistically, not as separate and independent entities. She strongly believes integrative medicine recognizes that good medicine should be based on good science, be inquiry driven and be open to new paradigms focusing on promotion of health, prevention of illness and treatment of disease.

Dr. ‘B’ as the Director of Apex-MD is a pioneer in the field of Integrative Medicine in Richmond, VA. Dr. ‘B’ is passionate about helping people achieve their goals by fine-tuning their health. She and her husband Dr. Suman Banerjee, an expert Pathologist have created a new model for healthcare in Richmond, VA that is based on teaching patients the principles of health and personal transformation -by incorporating fundamental changes in diet, behavior, and stress in addition to the conventional allopathic approach to Medicine. She effectively combines her expertise in Family Medicine with her proficiency in Nutrition, Autoimmune Disease, and Endocrinology to develop tailored health plans for her patients. She has worked in field of sex hormones, menopause and bio-identical hormones for last 10 years with male and female patients. Dr. ‘B’ has successfully developed a powerful system to manage chronic inflammatory disorders—which include Thyroid issues, diabetes, low metabolism, female hormone issues, depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, arthritis, migraine, and chronic pain by blending evidence based Eastern Medicine.

Dr. ‘B’ is also the Medical Director of our brand new Apex-Holistic Wellness Center opened in 2016, where we provide ancillary services- Medical and Therapeutic Massage, Ayurveda and Panchakarma Detox therapies, Nutrition counseling, Medical weight loss, Holistic skin care and IV nutrient therapy. Using compassion-based health coaching, meditation, and Ayurveda knowledge she and her team of skilled providers work together to combat chronic diseases such as Diabetes, Obesity, Coronary Heart Disease, Depression, etc.

She provides care for all ages 18 months and above to include primary care and urgent care, annual physical exams, women’s health care, wellness care and treatment of chronic medical conditions. Her approach to care includes conventional medicine and complementary alternative modalities.

In her spare time, Dr.’B’ loves spending time with her family and friends. She enjoys painting and reading and is extremely passionate about teaching. She participates actively in training programs for nurse practitioners.

Suman Banerjee MD PhD FCAP FASCP is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Apex MD. What started as a visionary concept for him and his wife in 2010 rapidly progressed and transitioned into a state of the art facility for primary care, family practice and integrative wellness.

Suman earned his MD at Stanley Medical College in India, his Ph.D in Molecular Biology at Indiana State University and completed Residencies in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology from Texas. He is Board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology. After additional fellowships and specializations in Molecular Diagnostics and UroPathology, he served in several physician executive leadership positions nationwide. In 2010, Suman became a physician-entrepreneur. Suman also founded an independent Pathology consulting firm and served as a specialist consultant to several Clinicians in multiple specialties. His passion for health care and his concept that one size does not fit all in health care allowed for the development of the services and offerings at Apex MD. He leveraged his years of experience in independent Pathology consulting into a division of personalized lab medicine as part of the wellness center to better serve the patients of Apex MD with advanced needs in a holistic manner. As the Chief Medical Officer, he also oversees the entire operations of the medical practice and wellness center at Apex MD.